>>17809354>East Poland and the baltics were Russian/byelorussisn territoryAccording to the League of Nations (precursor to the UN), they were independent states
>>17809357> The Baltic states requested to join the USSR after the USSR had rigged election.So it was a fake election like the one to annex those territories in Ukraine
> the cited reason for invading Poland was due to instability in the region, and they took the region to protect Belarusian minorities.So it was a fake pretense for invasion, like the one to annex those territories in Ukraine.